Wegmans Recalls Chicken Cutlet Meals Due to Listeria Risk
Wegmans Food Markets is recalling specific chicken cutlet meals because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers should check their refrigerators for affected packages.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a high-risk pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) without reported illness, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling Chicken Cutlet Meals, available in individual or family sizes in plastic clamshell packaging. The recall involves 2,688 total units sold in Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New York. The products were purchased between August 5, 2020, and August 7, 2020, and carry a sell-by date of August 9, 2020, or August 13, 2020, depending on the specific UPC code.
The recall was initiated because the products are potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their refrigerators for the specific UPC codes and sell-by dates listed in the recall notice. If found, the products should be discarded or returned to the store of purchase for a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chicken Cutlet Meals; Individual or Family Meals; plastic clamshell; package size varies; keep refrigerated
- Manufacturer
- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Ready-to-Eat Meat
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 2,688
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 23 recalled by Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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